eminence- high station, rank, or repute
mercurial-changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic
chastened-to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement
vagaries-an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance
nuance-a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
convivial-friendly; agreeable

gregarious-fond of the company of others; sociable.
morass-a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
choler-irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
insurrectionists-an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
recalcitrant-resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
pensive-dreamily or wistfully thoughtful
bereavement-to deprive and make desolate, esp. by death
apologia-an apology, as in defense or justification of a belief, idea, etc.
penitente-a member of a religious order, chiefly in Spanish-American communities in New mexico, known for their practice of self-flagellation, esp. during Holy Week.
phantasmagoria-a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
madrigal-a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation, popular esp. in the 16th and 17th centuries.
cirque-circle; ring.

introvert-shy, isolated
extravert-outgoing, social